Do you eat sushi the Japanese way or Taiwanese way

Cuisine Food & Drink
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I thought that was a Chinese superstition.

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Itā€™s taboo in Japan.

I see it being done quite often here in Taiwan though. :thinking:

Guy

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Really? I ask my students about chopstick etiquette, and even the stupid ones go ā€œno-noā€ when I show them a powerpoint with chopsticks standing up in a bowl of rice.

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Yes, really.

Guy

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Iā€™ll take your word for it, because I like you. :heart:

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Fries cooked with vegetable oil (olive oil is best) donā€™t have cholesterol. Itā€™s an animal fat.

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Triglycerides are an issue too.

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What is the problem with animal fat and cholesterol?

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stroke

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Chop sticks is fine!, just many people do use hands in Japan and and not so many in Taiwan. Survey numbers for hand a bit higher than I expected.

I found the link of the story that made think of differences that my Fukuoka relatives told me about, about some Taiwanese going to a ramen shop and not aware of local customs (the shops maybe)

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I tend to eat with my hands in nice sushi bars, maybe during an omakase dinner.

I use chopsticks at all kaiten-zushi or with sushi platter, it is easier since they are all compact together.

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In Vancouver, I have seen Taiwanese at a ramen shop actively moving tables and chairs around to suit their group. The Japanese boss was not happy at all!

Guy

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There really should be lawsuits about false advertising with wasabi. horse radish dyed green is perfectly fine, just be honest. why is the world totally OK selling A as B I wonder? This is normally illegal.

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One of those things. they do that here and in japan too haha.

my way of thinking is that no one is truly angry if you use utensils at a finger food event. But everyone is angry if you use fingers at a utensils event. better to play it safe rather than just take chairs without asking and make the shop your own :pleading_face:

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They were acting exactly as if they were in Taiwan. The outcome was not very pleasant! Hopefully some lesson learned there.

Guy

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Hehe, I bet. but I wonder if it was the japanese culture or the canadian culture that was shocked at the level of entitlement? :joy:

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It was definitely the Japanese owner of that ramen shop that reasserted order.

As a Canadian ramen lover, I was just a witness to this incident. :slightly_smiling_face:

Guy

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Has anyone ever been fed Indian chaat? Doesnā€™t chaat literally mean lick your fingers? I was told in Japan by a Japanese person that sushi should be eaten with our hands as its intended to be finger food. In Dallas at an Indian supermarket snack bar, a coworker from India fed me pani puri by hand. I was a little apprehensive but also glad to experience my friendā€™s culture. She said it is a way to show care for each other with kindness and trust.
When I think about it, Iā€™m reminded of times here where people here put things on my plate. It is a socially acceptable way to take care of others.
I am also very rarely sick.

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Some animal fat here:

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Can you post a tl;dr?

Or in this case, a ā€œtl;dwā€.